Dog Showing Terminology

For us that get confused (Like me)

Championship Show	Challenge Certificates are on offer for most breeds. These are normally large shows lasting a few days. Your dog does not have to have done any previous winning to attend these shows.
Open Show Limit Show	Generally smaller than Championship Shows and open to all. Champions can be entered. Quite often dogs and bitches of one breed are judged together. Limited to that centre club but you can join to enter Ch are not allow to enter. This is usually where beginners start in the show world.
SHOW CATEGORIES
The following abbreviations can be appended with either D(dog) or B(bitch)
MP	Minor Puppy - For dogs of six and not exceeding nine calendar months of age on the first day of the show
P	Puppy - For dogs of six and not exceeding twelve calendar months of age on the first day of the show.
J	Junior - For dogs of six and not exceeding eighteen calendar months of age on the first day of the show.
Y	Yearling - For dogs of twelve and not exceeding twenty-four calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.
B	Beginner - For owner, handler or exhibit not having won a first prize at a Championship or Open Show.
M	Maiden - For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or a First Prize at an Open or Championship Show (Minor Puppy, Special Minor Puppy, Puppy and Special Puppy Classes excepted, whether restricted or not).
N	Novice - For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or three or more First Prizes at Open or Championship Shows (Minor Puppy, Special Minor Puppy, Puppy and Special Puppy Classes excepted, whether restricted or not).
UG	Under Graduate - For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or three or more First Prizes at Championship Shows where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed (Minor Puppy, Special Minor Puppy, Puppy and Special Puppy classes excepted, whether restricted or not).
G	Graduate - For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or four or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Graduate, Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open classes, whether restricted or not where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed.
PG	Post Graduate - For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or five or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open classes, whether restricted or not where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed.
L	Limit - For dogs which have not become show Champions under the Kennel Club Regulations or under the rules of any governing body recognised by the Kennel Club or won 7 or more First Prizes in all at Championship Shows in Limit or Open Classes confined to the Breed, whether restricted or not at Shows where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed.
O	Open - For all dogs of the breeds for which the class is provided and eligible for entry at the show
V	Veteran - For dogs of not less than seven years of age on the first day of the show.
AV	Any Variety
AVNSC	Any Variety Not Separately Classified
IR	Import Register
JH YKC	Junior Handler Young Kennel Club
NFC	Not For Competition
AWARDS
BIS	Best In Show
RBIS	Reserve Best In Show
BIG	Best In Group
BOB	Best Of Breed
RBOB	Reserve Best Of Breed
BPIB	Best Buppy In Breed
BOS	Best Opposite Sex
BB	Best Bitch
BD	Best Dog
BP	Best Puppy
G1,G2,G3,G4	Group 1, 2, 3 & 4 - placings in the group judging
CC	Challenge Certificate - This is a certificate which the judge signs stating that in his or her opinion the dog is worthy of becoming a Show Champion. These certificates are awarded by The Kennel Club. Your dog will need three of these awards, given by different judges, before he/she becomes a Champion. This status is also awarded by The Kennel Club. The judge has the right to withhold the CC (and RCC) if he does not think any dog entered in any class is worthy of being a Champion.
RCC	Reserve Challenge Certificate - All unbeaten winning dogs then challenge for this award. This certificate states that the dog given this award is worthy of being awarded the CC should the certificate winner be disqualified. This doesn’t happen very often! It is at the judge’s discretion to call into the ring the dog place second to the CC winner.
JW	Junior Warrant
CH	Champion
Ag CH	Agility Champion
FT CH	Field Trial Champion
Ob CH	Obedience Champion
Sh CH	Show Champion
Sh CM	Show Certificate of Merit
MISCELLANEOUS
Placing	Physically placing your dogs legs when standing them for the judge
Stacking	Placing the dogs feet and often holding the head and tail the latter is for smaller breeds only
Baiting	Using food (bait) to get your dog to stand itself for the judge
Gait	Name given to describe the most efficient movement (speed) of a particular breed
Crabbing	A type of movement when a dog moves its body at an angle and not in a straightline in the direction of travel
Pacing	When both the front and back legs on one side of the dog move in unison

 COURTSEY GIVEN TO DOG SHOW CENTRAL

PENNINE GREAT DANE CLUB

OPEN SHOW

VIPER'S TALE

A pic of me and Stripe and the last of me 

MINOR PUPPY DOG 1ST

OPEN MANTLE DOG 1ST

THANKS GOES TO THE JUDGE MARIA MCGUNNIESS FOR THINKING SO HIGHLY OF STRIPE. 

SCOTTISH GREAT DANE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

AT LAWRIE AND SYMINGTON AGRUCULTURAL CENTRE 

Pic taken at Lanark, Stripe is 7 months here

CULSEANDANES VIPER'S TALE

3RD IN MINOR PUPPY DOG

QUALIFIED FOR CRUFTS 2012

THANKS GOES TO THE JUDGE JANET BARKA,
FOR THINKING SO HIGHLY OF STRIPE ON THE DAY. 

Acne in Danes

What can I do?

From my experience I have noticed that Acne can come from a few things such as the food/water bowls aren't clean on a daily basis, the dog food isn't agreeing with their system, they like to play in the dirt a lot and are not wiped down immediately, or they like to eat poop and their chin gets messy.  I am sure there are other things that may cause this, but like I said this is from my experience and talking with my vet.

The way I got rid of the problem was first getting antibiotics from my vet and then trying to keep the bowls and their faces as clean as humanly possible, feed a very good food (that has less fatty meat  content), and try to keep their faces as clean as possible.

Manuka honey works here too but if you have other dogs in the household they will lick it off as it is rather yummy to them. I give a tablespoon each night if really bad and smother over the face. 

Most pups and young dogs out grow this as they reach adulthood. 

Breed Standard (Photo)

1 Nose 
2 nasal bridge
3 Lips 
4 Stay
5 Cheeks
6 Skull
7 Throat 
8 Ears 
9 Neck
10 Nape
11 Withers
12 Back and loin
13 Croup
14 Pelvis
15 Set of the tail
16 Tail
17 Forechest 
18 Ribcage
19 Breastbone 
20 Shoulderblade 
21 Upper Arm
22 Elbow 
23 Forearm
24 Carpal joint
25 Pastern
26 Toes
27 Penis
28 Upper thigh
29 Patella
30 Lower thigh
31 Point of the hock
32 Hock
33 Rear Pastern

All the mantles

Express

Express 

Merci I know its American but I liked it

Rolex 

Kismet and Tuxedo

Geronimo 

Helmut

Major

Xaver

Xaver

Stripe 

All these pics are in the public domain or I have been granted permission to post them. 

Mantle Great Dane

Our homebred Mantle

Culseandanes Viper's Tale 

aka Stripe.

A few Mantle facts

Mantles are strictly Black & White.

They cannot have any Merle (grey) on them Otherwise they would be considered a heavy marked or blanketed Harlequin or classed as a missmark

Some parts of the world still refer to this colour as Boston.

Mantles often come from Harlequin breedings.

Mantles can be bred to Harlequins and it can reduce the risk of whites in the litters. 

(do check your dogs ancestors for this though as Great great great grandparents may surprise you.)

Mantle bred to Mantle cannot produce Harlequins. 

Mantles where only allowed into the show ring in 2007. Some show side folks and breeders where not happy about this but most have come round. 

courtesy of sixstardanes.

This is ones in the ring and 1 being the most favourable for conformation and markings. 

As you can see Stripe fits the bill just a tad on the small side for my liking.  

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This from the American side they got to have a mantle in the show ring long before us as usual.

To All Dane Fanciers: We have official notification from AKC of final approval and effective dates for the addition of the mantle class at AKC shows. The memo, dated March 11, 1999 was sent from AKC's Robert Pio, and states the mantle dog standard, as amended, was approved by AKC and is effective 4/28/99.

1. Premium lists already printed with classes by color: Secretaries and Superintendents are to ACCEPT entries with a designated color, "Mantle".
2. For upcoming shows, premium lists presently or not yet prepared: ADD mantle to the list of acceptable colors where the classes are divided by color.
3. All Judges Books and Catalogs should reflect this additional class division, where appropriate.

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Here is the final wording of the revision to the Great Dane Standard:

******Mantle******

The color shall be black and white with a solid black blanket extending over the body; black skull with white muzzle; white blaze is optional; whole white collar preferred; a white chest; white on part or whole of forelegs and hind legs; white tipped black tail. A small white marking in the black blanket is acceptable, as is a break in the white collar.

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Any variance in color or markings as described above shall be faulted to the extent of the deviation. Any Great Dane which does not fall within the above color classifications must be disqualified.

I am greatly appreciative of everyone who worked so hard to get this change approved. I think it will be very exciting to see these beautiful dogs assume their place in the show ring.